Mariska Hargitay Adopts For the Second Time

According to People, Hargitay has adopted her second child, Andrew, just six months after adopting daughter Amaya Josephine. Hargitay and husband Peter Hermann also have a 5-year-old son, August.

Andrew Nicolas Hargitay Hermann was born over the summer.

"We never in a million years thought it would happen this quickly, but something inside of us knew that this was right, and we said, 'Yes, yes, yes!'" Hargitay told People. "We knew this was our guy. Everything about it felt right. It felt divinely right."

my hat off to mariska i think that is WONDERFUL GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR HUBBY I watch your program all the time even the reruns. i am sorry chris left the program. you guys were cool working together. KUDOS TO LAW AND ORDER

Congratulations! That is awesome now I know why there are rumors of Jennifer Love Hewit taking you place on SVU. Hope that is not the case. Would really miss you but you have to do what is right for your family.

Wonderful she adopted 2 children. Foster parenting is just as rewarding if you don't have the financial means to adopt..There are so many children in foster care that need loving people to protect and care for them.

It is really great,,,I sure hope and wish people could and would adopted children here in the US.We have so many starving kids no homes,,no family anyone to love them and comfort them..You have to be rich to beable to adopted a child here in the US..I know...OMG and these mothers who just dump a baby anywhere to just lay and die..Dang I know plenty of people who would love a baby..Not lucky enough to beable to have or buy..Hummmm Any answers for that Question?

Many states pay the same rate for a child adopted from foster care as they pay for the child while he or she is in foster care. My husband and I have been foster parents for close to two decades. We have adopted two of our foster children. We happen to live in California, but I know many states have similar programs. Also, the Federal Government has a tax deduction for each child that is adopted that is quite substantial. If you are interested in adopting and hesitated simply because you thought you could not afford it, check with your local county child welfare program. You might find the facts to differ from what you have been told.

I think that's fantastic! You gotta love and respect people that have so much love that they can share that love with children out there that need families. More people should take a hint from this, and if you can afford it, whether you can have children biologically or not, consider adoption; there are so many children out there that need the love and stability of a family. Won't you consider taking these children into your heart?